Coventry City FC 4 - 1 Newcastle United FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(1 week ago)
· MD 6
Highlights
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While Newcastle finished twelfth in the Premier League last season, this matchday 6 encounter dramatically shifted the early-season landscape on 12 October 2026. Coventry City transformed their standing by leaping from nineteenth to fourteenth place, now sitting twelve points behind league leaders Manchester City. Newcastle, meanwhile, remain ten points off the summit after failing to build upon their twelfth-place finish from the previous year.
Coventry City entered the fixture having suffered four consecutive defeats in the league following an opening victory, managing just one goal across those five games. Despite having only 33 percent possession and nine total shots compared to Newcastle's nineteen, the hosts capitalised on their chances. Jack Rudoni opened the scoring from a sixth-minute penalty, before Sidiki Cherif doubled the lead just after the interval. Though Sven Botman pulled one back for Newcastle with an assist from Nico González, Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni added further goals for Coventry City to seal the result, with Jay Dasilva providing an assist for the fourth.
Both sides featured standout performers whose ratings reflected their impact on the pitch, led by Newcastle's Nico González with a 7.7 rating and Sven Botman earning a 7.5. For the victors, Stephen Mfuni received a 7.6 rating alongside Sidiki Cherif at 7.4. Despite dominating possession and matching Coventry City with six shots on target, Newcastle could not prevent a heavy defeat that halted their five-match scoring streak across all competitions.
Looking ahead, Coventry City will travel to play away at Tottenham on 19 October 2026.
Coventry City entered the fixture having suffered four consecutive defeats in the league following an opening victory, managing just one goal across those five games. Despite having only 33 percent possession and nine total shots compared to Newcastle's nineteen, the hosts capitalised on their chances. Jack Rudoni opened the scoring from a sixth-minute penalty, before Sidiki Cherif doubled the lead just after the interval. Though Sven Botman pulled one back for Newcastle with an assist from Nico González, Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni added further goals for Coventry City to seal the result, with Jay Dasilva providing an assist for the fourth.
Both sides featured standout performers whose ratings reflected their impact on the pitch, led by Newcastle's Nico González with a 7.7 rating and Sven Botman earning a 7.5. For the victors, Stephen Mfuni received a 7.6 rating alongside Sidiki Cherif at 7.4. Despite dominating possession and matching Coventry City with six shots on target, Newcastle could not prevent a heavy defeat that halted their five-match scoring streak across all competitions.
Looking ahead, Coventry City will travel to play away at Tottenham on 19 October 2026.
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Match stats
Coventry City v Newcastle
33%
Possession
67%
1.52
Expected goals (xG)
1.85
9
Shots
19
6
Shots on target
6
6
Shots inside the box
11
2
Corners
6
264
Passes
548
70%
Pass accuracy
86%
4
Saves
2
3
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
5
1
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Nico González · Newcastle
90'
· 1 assist
Key moments
- 6' ⚽ Jack Rudoni (pen) · Coventry City
- 48' ⚽ Sidiki Cherif · Coventry City
- 66' 🟨 Milan van Ewijk · Coventry City
- 70' ⚽ Sven Botman · assist Nico González · Newcastle
- 81' ⚽ Ellis Simms · assist Brandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City
- 81' 🟨 Joelinton · Newcastle
- 86' ⚽ Stephen Mfuni · assist Jay Dasilva · Coventry City
Coventry City
4-2-3-1- 27 M. van Ewijk 🟨 90' 6.4
- 2 E. Pinnock 90' 6.2
- 4 B. Thomas 90' 6.7
- 3 J. Dasilva 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 23 B. Thomas-Asante 🅰️ 90' 7.1
- 19 C. Rushworth 90' 6.7
- 6 M. Grimes 83' 6.4
- 5 J. Rudoni ⚽ 83' 6.3
- 8 Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi 78' 6.6
- 49 S. Cherif ⚽ 78' 7.4
- 10 E. Mason-Clark 61' 6.2
- 7 T. Sakamoto · sub 29' 6.0
- 16 F. Onyeka · sub 12' 6.8
- 9 E. Simms · sub ⚽ 12' 7.4
- 29 V. Torp · sub 7' 6.5
- 12 S. Mfuni · sub ⚽ 7' 7.6
Newcastle
4-2-3-1- 20 M. Fernandez-Pardo 90' 6.1
- 11 H. Barnes 90' 6.7
- 6 Nico González 🅰️ 90' 7.7
- 3 L. Hall 90' 6.1
- 4 S. Botman ⚽ 90' 7.5
- 12 M. Thiaw 90' 5.9
- 21 L. Horníček 90' 5.8
- 9 Y. Wissa 78' 6.0
- 23 J. Murphy 59' 6.1
- 28 J. Willock 59' 6.6
- 67 L. Miley 59' 6.2
- 37 A. Dedić · sub 31' 5.8
- 7 Joelinton · sub 🟨 31' 5.4
- 17 B. Touré · sub 30' 6.6
- 10 W. Osula · sub 12' 6.4
- 33 D. Burn · sub 1' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Coventry City
19th
in the table · 3 pts from 5
· GD -9
Newcastle
11th
in the table · 8 pts from 5
· GD 0
Form going into the match
Coventry City